The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life

Thanks to everyone who tuned in this afternoon and in past weeks for our Spring Zooming In presentation. Curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi have enjoyed presenting insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC Berkeley's Magnes Collection, one of the largest Jewish museum collections in the world. This concludes our Spring Zooming In series. Please stay tuned for announcements of our fall program schedule!... If you missed one of our previous Spring Zooming In presentations, you can catch up on the Magnes’ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist

Today is the LAST presentation of our Spring Zooming In series! Zoom in with us at noon PST as our curators take a closer look at... Pièces de Résistance: Echoes of Judaea Capta From Ancient Coins to Modern Art (Fall 2018)... Register for this free online program: https://tinyurl.com/echoes-of-judea (free or licensed Zoom account required) . . . #timecapsules #ZoomingIn #themagnes Pictured: Arthur Szyk, Bar Kochba, Paris, France, 1927, Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection, The Magnes [2017.5.1.30]

Don't miss Threads of Jewish Life at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Curated by #TheMagnes, this exhibition is a deep dive into some of The Magnes Collection's textiles and objects and how they informed Jewish life in San Francisco at the turn of the century. #TheCJM https://thecjm.org/exhibitions/115

Zoom in with us tomorrow for our LAST Zooming In presentation of the Spring as our curators take a closer look at Pièces de Résistance: Echoes of Judaea Capta From Ancient Coins to Modern Art (Fall 2018) with guest speaker Rebecca Levitan! Friday (5/14) at noon PST Register here (free or licensed Zoom account required):... https://tinyurl.com/echoes-of-judea . . . #timecapsules #ZoomingIn #themagnes Pictured: Issachar Ryback, Vashti (ca. 1924), Gift of Dr. Elliot Zaleznik, The Magnes [83.48.2]

As we prepare to bring our exhibitions to you in person, join our curators tomorrow for the LAST discussion of our Spring Zooming In series! Pièces de Résistance: Echoes of Judaea Capta From Ancient Coins to Modern Art (Fall 2018) Friday (5/14) at noon PST... Register here (free or licensed Zoom account required): https://tinyurl.com/echoes-of-judea . . . #timecapsules #ZoomingIn #themagnes Pictured: Josué arrête le soleil, Marc Chagall [88.35.3] Josué se prosterne devant l'ange porteur d'épée, chef des armées de l'Eternel, Marc Chagall [88.35.7] Josué devant Jericho, Marc Chagall [88.35.6] France, 1956 Gift of Benjamin J. Baum, The Magnes

In our Spring Zooming In series this semester, curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi present insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC Berkeley's Magnes Collection, one of the largest Jewish museum collections in the world. They will be reflecting on exhibitions presented by The Magnes over the last decade, highlighting how they will be revisited in the context of "Time Capsules," a new exhibition opening to the public in the fall. This week, our curat...ors are taking a closer look at Pièces de Résistance: Echoes of Judaea Capta From Ancient Coins to Modern Art (Fall 2018) Friday (5/14) at noon PST Register here (free or licensed Zoom account required): https://tinyurl.com/echoes-of-judea . . . #timecapsules #ZoomingIn #themagnes

Come join us this Friday as our curators discuss Beyond the Photo Archive: Reconstructing The Concerns of Roman Vishniac (1971) at The Magnes, part of our weekly online Zooming In series. 11/6 at noon-12:30pm PST. Register now for this free presentation: https://tinyurl.com/vishniac-register (Free or licensed Zoom account required).... An elder of the village, Vysni Apsa, ca. 1935-38, Roman Vishniac, [2016.6.7]

Thanks to Simona di Nepi, our special guest, & everyone who tuned in this afternoon for our weekly Zooming In program. Circle back next Friday for our latest discussion, Beyond the Photo Archive: Reconstructing The Concerns of Roman Vishniac (1971) at The Magnes. Friday 11/6, noon-12:30pm PT. Register here for this free online program: https://tinyurl.com/vishniac-register (free or licensed Zoom account required).

Today our curators discuss A Silent Presence: Female representations in synagogue textiles. With special guest Simona Di Nepi, Judaica Curator for Museum Fine Arts Boston. Join us online! 10/30, noon-12:30p PT. Register now for this free program: https://tinyurl.com/silentp-magnes (free or licensed Zoom account required).... Torah Ark curtain honoring the women’s of ‘Etz Chayyim Yeshiva, Jerusalem, Israel, n.d. 94.57.1 (detail)

Zoom In with us tomorrow as our curators discuss A Silent Presence: Female representations in synagogue textiles. Featuring special guest Simona Di Nepi of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Register now for this free online program: https://tinyurl.com/silentp-magnes Torah Mantle for a Torah Scroll dedicated by Shlomoh 'Aqrish [Akrish] and his wife Mira, Tangiers, Morocco, 1902 [75.183.99]

Here’s a chance for you to catch up on last week's Curatorial Conversation, En Route: A Porcelain Set Between Paris, Istanbul and Berkeley. Then, join us this Friday (10/30 at noon) for our latest discussion, A Silent Presence: Female representations in synagogue textiles, from our free weekly Zooming In series. Register for this free online program here: https://tinyurl.com/silentp-magnes... (free or licensed Zoom account required). See more

A wedding scene is depicted in this Painted wimpel made for a child named Yitzchaq ben Pinchas, born on Friday, September 29, 1775. Join us this Friday as our curators discuss this textile and others in A Silent Presence: Female representations in synagogue textiles, as part of our weekly Zooming In series. 10/30 at noon-12:30pm PT. Register here for this free online program: https://tinyurl.com/silentp-magnes... Wimpel (Torah Binder) [67.1.21.23]

Join us this Friday as our curators discuss A Silent Presence: Female representations in synagogue textiles, part of our weekly online Zooming In series. With special guest Simona Di Nepi of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 10/30 at noon-12:30pm PT. Register now for this free presentation: https://tinyurl.com/silentp-magnes (Free or licensed Zoom account required).... Torah mantle donated by Simchah bat Ya’aqov Qaro in memory of Zahra and David Qaro [Caro], Tangiers, Morocco, 1929 [75.183.350]

Thanks to everyone who tuned in this afternoon for our weekly Zooming In program. Circle back next Friday for our latest discussion, A Silent Presence: Female representations in synagogue textiles, with special guest Simona Di Nepi. Simona joins the conversation from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica. Friday 10/30, noon-12:30pm PT. Register here for this free online program: https://tinyurl.com/silentp-magnes (free or licen...sed Zoom account required). Torah Ark curtain honoring the women’s of ‘Etz Chayyim Yeshiva, Jerusalem, Israel, n.d. 94.57.1 (detail)

Zoom in with us today as our curators discuss En Route: A Porcelain Set Between Paris, Istanbul and Berkeley. 10/23, noon-12:30p PT. Register now for this free online program: https://tinyurl.com/enroute-magnes (free or licensed Zoom account required).

Reminder to join us online tomorrow as our curators discuss En Route: A Porcelain Set Between Paris, Istanbul and Berkeley. 10/23 @ noon-12:30 PT. Register now for this free program: https://tinyurl.com/enroute-magnes (free or licensed Zoom account required). Porcelain table service inscribed with the monogram NC [Nissim Camondo], Paris, France, Julien Fils Ain, 1855, 99.1

Here’s a chance for you to catch up on our previous Curatorial Conversation,Pushing Buttons, Old and New: Prayer Shawls, Karaite Jews, and Subversive Rituals (with artist Nicki Green). Then, join us this Friday (10/23 at noon PT) for our latest discussion, En Route: A Porcelain Set Between Paris, Istanbul and Berkeley, from our free weekly Zooming In series. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/enroute-magnes... (free or licensed Zoom account required). See more

Zoom in with us on Friday as our curators discuss En Route: A Porcelain Set Between Paris, Istanbul and Berkeley. 10/23 at noon-12:30 PT. Register here for the latest installment from our free weekly online series: https://tinyurl.com/enroute-magnes Porcelain table service inscribed with the monogram NC [Nissim Camondo], Paris, France, Julien Fils Ain, 1855, 99.1

This week we’re taking a closer look at this porcelain table service inscribed with the monogram NC [Nissim Camondo] by Julien Fils Aine in Paris, France, 1855. [99.1] To learn more about this stunning work, join us on Friday for our latest Curatorial Conversation, En Route: A Porcelain Set Between Paris, Istanbul and Berkeley. 10/23 at noon-12:30 PT. Register here for this free online discussion: https://tinyurl.com/enroute-magnes